U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Allatoona Lake

The Allatoona Lake Volunteer and Park Attendant Programs are featured on the cover and a 5 page spread in the November Issue of Workamper News Magazine! Great job volunteers!!

In just seconds, your life could be changed forever. Expect the unexpected and be prepared by wearing a life jacket. #PleaseWearIt.

Creating a family tradition of everyone wearing life jackets saves lives. Congratulations to Jessica Couture, from Brooksville, FL! She’s the 55-second video PS...A, first-place winner of the Life Jacket Video Contest. Watch for upcoming details on our 2021 video contest. Thanks to everyone who entered and remember #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns. See more

You need the right gear for any sport, including paddling. Wearing the right life jacket and other equipment that is designed for your particular type of water recreational activity can make your time in and on the water even more fun, so #PleaseWearIt. Boating in Connecticut

For those that volunteered at the 2020 GLAC last Saturday and are participating in the Keep Bartow Beautiful contest, please make sure the entrants fill out the Qualtrics. Thank you for your participation. Winners of the contest will be announced on Monday, OCT 19th.

Public Notice: Rangers will be conducting a controlled burn this morning in Sweetwater Campground.

Way to go Ranger England! #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns

WINNERS have been drawn from the Qualtrics participants. We are editing the video and processing the awards. We will release the winners by Monday October 26th ...if not before. "Everyone who took the Qualtrics survey after watching the video (who are15 and younger) were eligible for the prizes offered. The deadline to enter was OCTOBER 18 Follow the Etowah Darter. Be Quick! They Dart around. That's why they are called "Darters". Remember - YOU MUST FILL OUT THE QUALTRICS SURVEY to be entered into the contest! You could win a $50 gift card/cash or even a kayak Find the Qualtrics link on our webpage AFTER YOU VIEW THE VIDEO!! We're so, so excited - Our video is LIVE!! - Go to our website (bartowga.org/kbb) and click on the fish: www.bartowga.org/kbb. Forced by social distancing rules (thanks Covid) we're having to present our water, ANTI LITTER, stormwater, water quality education online and virtual. We hope you enjoy our first effort. If you participated in the Great Lake Allatoona Cleanup - post your pictures on the GLAC facebook - Thanks to our partners the Bartow Bookmobile many of you received this book - Water All Around (https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatLakeAllatoonaCleanUpGeorgia/) So here's what you do: Read your book - Go to our website www.bartowga.org/kbb - follow the fish to the Meet the Darter education page - Complete the Qualtrics survey to be entered for prizes - if you are 15 years old or less. AGAIN, Go to our page and follow the Etowah Darter to learn more.

Sharing a video from our friends at Brian and Nathan Keese Water Safety Organization that conveys the need for a cultural change regarding life jacket wear. According to USACE 10-year fatality statistics, 87% were not wearing a life jacket, so #PleaseWearIt

Wearing a life jacket while paddling makes it so much easier to reboard after you have fallen overboard. Plus, it increases your chances of returning home safely to your loved ones. #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns

There are over 60 Eastern Blue Bird boxes in Corps recreation areas on Allatoona that are maintained by volunteers. In partnership with National Audubon Society, volunteers will soon be installing several Brown Headed Nuthatch boxes that they built this summer.

Would you like daily notifications of current lake levels from USGS? Please see video describing how to sign up for these notifications.